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Animal welfare law to be adopted by end of year
Belgrade,
14 November 2007
Head of the Veterinary Directorate at the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Miroslav Marinkovic said today that he expects the animal welfare law to be adopted by the end of this year.
Speaking at the opening of the first international conference on farm animal welfare and biosafety in Serbia, Marinkovic said that research shows that nearly 50% of farmers in Serbia are informed on the advantages this law will bring.
According to Marinkovic, breeders know that they will have more benefit from animals if principles of biosafety and welfare are respected during the breeding process.
He stressed that the ministry and the directorate have also prepared a set of other laws in this area which should be examined by Serbian parliament after the animal welfare law is adopted.
A representative of the directorate Ivana Lazic said that without this law and rules extending from it Serbia will not be able to export livestock and products of animal origin.
She recalled that in 2006 the directorate prepared the draft law on animal welfare, which is in harmony with EU legislation and refers to various categories of animals kept in different conditions.
Lazic explained that this document chiefly insists upon responsible ownership.
She said that the draft law precisely regulates conditions which must be fulfilled on farms and during the transport and slaughter of animals, adding that the EU dedicates a lot of attention to this area.
According to Lazic, this document also deals with the protection of wild animals, pets and abandoned and lost animals.
This is a problem in almost all municipalities of Serbia, and even the EU has not regulated this area in enough detail, stressed Lazic and added that the draft law defines conditions which must be fulfilled by animal shelters.
According to Marinkovic, breeders know that they will have more benefit from animals if principles of biosafety and welfare are respected during the breeding process.
He stressed that the ministry and the directorate have also prepared a set of other laws in this area which should be examined by Serbian parliament after the animal welfare law is adopted.
A representative of the directorate Ivana Lazic said that without this law and rules extending from it Serbia will not be able to export livestock and products of animal origin.
She recalled that in 2006 the directorate prepared the draft law on animal welfare, which is in harmony with EU legislation and refers to various categories of animals kept in different conditions.
Lazic explained that this document chiefly insists upon responsible ownership.
She said that the draft law precisely regulates conditions which must be fulfilled on farms and during the transport and slaughter of animals, adding that the EU dedicates a lot of attention to this area.
According to Lazic, this document also deals with the protection of wild animals, pets and abandoned and lost animals.
This is a problem in almost all municipalities of Serbia, and even the EU has not regulated this area in enough detail, stressed Lazic and added that the draft law defines conditions which must be fulfilled by animal shelters.
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